Jane was lying outside the orphanage watching the clouds roll in. As she sat up, she was met with a handful of mud in the face. Scowling, she looked around, trying to find the culprit, and saw that everybody was acting innocent. Perhaps a little too innocent. At that moment, Mary and Charlotte skipped over.
"Hello Jane, guess what we had to do?" asked Mary.
"What?" Jane asked, with ice in her tone.
"We had to clean out the airing cupboard, and you'll never guess what we found! Look!" Charlotte thrust a dusty and crumpled five-dollar bill. "We got it out of Saskia's pocket! And I think of another good use for that mud on your face."
Jane growled at this, but then asked "What?"
"Follow Charlotte."
The three girls crept upstairs. They weren't allowed inside on Sundays unless they had mass or it was raining. They had plotted revenge on Saskia, the schools biggest bully, who hated Jane and her friends. All the teachers loved Saskia and her cronies. They never got detentions, and they were always allowed to do whatever they wanted, this included spending their own money. Usually the orphans had to give all their money to the orphanage fund, but everyone knew that the teachers used this money to buy cigarettes. Jane, Mary and Charlotte never had any money because the teachers always picked them. But now they would get their revenge on Saskia. They entered Saskia's room. Charlotte motioned to Jane to wipe her muddy hands in Saskia's bed. Giggling, Jane did it, and they all fled the scene of the crime.